Service difficulty report · Frame · Boeing 737232

Difficulty date
September 8, 2000
Submitted
September 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309DL
Make and model
Boeing 737232
Aircraft serial
23081
Aircraft time
47,826 hours, 38,008 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
65465318
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE FS 400 FRAME WAS FOUND CORRODED ABOVE STR 26R, 3.5 INCHES BELOW THE EXISTING FACTORY SPLICE. THE CORROSION WAS FOUND IN THE TOP OF THE INBOARD FLANGE. THE DAMAGE CUTOUT EXTENDED INTO THE VERTICAL WEB OF THE FRAME. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED PER ERA 334912-14 BY REMAKING THE FACTORY SPLICE TO EXTEND BEYOND THE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND DURING HMV.